A STUDY ON THE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WAT PHUMIN, NAN PROVINCE TO BECOME AS A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-BASED CULTURE THROUGH IMAGE REPRESENTATION

Abstract

This study was attempted by various methodologies to attain the fundamental characteristics of Wat Phumin, Nan province, as a sustainable community-based culture through image representation. The three main objectives of the study to investigate the current situation of Wat Phumin, Nan province in its local community, to analyze the significance criteria and elements of Wat Phumin, Nan province by using images to be promoted as the sustainable community-based culture and to propose the Wat Phumin, Nan province as the sustainable community-based culture for its local community and its visitors.

The thesis evaluates theories, and methodology of mental imagery, qualitative and quantitative methodology, affinity diagram, eye tracking and art analysis. The thesis examines the perspectives of local people, visitors both Thais, and foreigners, and analyze images representation of Lanna mural painting through photograph. Following fieldwork to obtain various data on different occasions at Wat Phumin, Nan province, and its local community (Phumin-Tali Community). The study took a qualitative case study approach, analyzing the documentation from related literature reviews and practice-based research on taking photographs an entirely Lanna mural painting at Wat Phumin, Nan province.

The contribution of this thesis includes the fundamental characteristics of Wat Phumin, Nan province from suggested methodologies such as mental imagery, qualitative and quantitative methodology, affinity diagram, eye tracking and art analysis. The results of the analysis of image representation on Lanna mural paintings at Wat Phumin, Nan province through the photograph. The thesis argues that image representation provides significant characteristics of Wat Phumin, Nan province, in order to create a sustainable community-based culture model for its community.

Finally, the knowledge gained from the research will help to provide a foundation for future researchers interested in the development of a sustainable community-based culture model related to temples that contain both tangible and intangible heritages like Wat Phumin, Nan province.

Finally, the knowledge gained from the research will help to provide a foundation for future researchers interested in the development of a sustainable community-based culture model related to temples that contain both tangible and intangible heritages like Wat Phumin, Nan province.